On Saturday Aug 13th, in week 4, Mechelen and Cercle Brugge will play a match in Brugge in a meeting of these two Pro League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 27 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 17th placed Cercle Brugge, recorded a 0-2 loss against Standard Liège. Selim Amallah scored the first goal for Standard Liège in the 31st minute on a penalty, then Selim Amallah added another in the 5th minute of the first half’s stoppage time from the penalty spot In the end, Cercle Brugge was frustrated by Standard Liège’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Standard Liège ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 2 of their last 10, while mechelen is fresh off their 3-0 shutout win against Union Saint-Gilloise. Rob Schoofs scored the first goal for Mechelen in the 44th minute, then Jean Thierry Lazare Amani added another on an own goal in the 51st minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Union Saint-Gilloise couldn’t manage to score, and Mechelen took the shutout win. Mechelen looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Cercle Brugge won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Mechelen hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Geoffry Hairemans and Jorge Hernandez, and they each have 1 goal. Cercle Brugge hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Nahounou and Torres, and they each have 1 goal.